Bangladesh West Indies will be confronted in the first game of the three-match T20I series. This article provides details about the West Indies’ Playing 11 vs Bangladesh for the first match of the series.
West Indies Playing XI vs Bangladesh – 1st T20I, West Indies Tour of Bangladesh 2025:
Openers: Brandon King, Alick Athanaze
West Indies were hoping that their batsmen would have a good outing in T20Is compared to the performance they delivered in the recently concluded ODI series against Bangladesh.
That said, the visitors would also expect better batting conditions, which is in line with the nature of the format.
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The onus is on the openers to get the team off to a good start in the first six overs and lay a solid foundation for the incoming batters to benefit from.
If the Windies bat first, they should look to post a score of at least 180-190 runs to challenge the opposition.
To achieve that, the opening pair of Brandon King and Alick Ahanaze would be tasked to score some runs individually as well.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Shai Hope (c & wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd
If we talk about the West Indies middle order, it has some experienced names like captain Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell and Jason Holder.
All the above-mentioned senior batters will have to take responsibility and score runs for the team, making full use of the platform laid by the openers.
The West Indian middle order must try to put the experience it has to good use to help the team take control of the match in question.
What would be interesting to see in the upcoming match is the approach with which the Windies bat considering that the conditions may not be easy for the batters and they will have to adapt accordingly.
However, the depth of the team’s batting may push them to go for their shots from the first ball.
Bowlers: Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosen, Jayden Seales
Considering that Bangladesh offer a spin-friendly number in most cases, chances are it will be the same in the first T20I in Chattogram.
For this reason, West Indies would rely on their spinners to do the bulk of the damage to give the team a chance of winning the opening match of the three-match series.
The team is expected to go with at least two specialist spinners – Gudakesh Motie and Akeal Hosein – and Gudakesh, with Hosein taking over the new ball and Motie controlling things in the middle overs.
The duo will be joined by spin bowling all-rounder Roston Chase, who may also bowl his full quota of overs depending on conditions.
As for the former T20 World Cup champions’ fast bowling department for this particular match, they will see the return of Jason Holder, who will be joined by Jayden Seales and Romario Shepherd.
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